Episode #024
From the pages of The Skeptic magazine, this is The Skeptic podcast, bringing you the best of the magazine’s expert analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal since its relaunch as online news source in September 2020.
On this episode:
IQ tests continue to flourish, in spite of inherent biases, because we so badly want to feel special, by Wendy Grossman, from December 1989
A double-edge sword: should we be labeling kids?, by Clio Bellenis, from May 2023
Hugo Talks - a lot: the prominent conspiracy theorist channel that recently found religion, by Mark Horne, from March 2023
I called Scottish Water to solve my supply issue - I never expected them to bring dowsing rods, by Brian Eggo, from September 2023
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The Skeptic Podcast
The official podcast of The Skeptic, the UK’s longest-running publication offering skeptical analysis of pseudoscience, conspiracy theory and claims of the paranormal.
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